So you’ve joined a gym, you’re watching what you eat and you’ve identified your fitness goals. Now what should you do? Will you be running on that same treadmill forever?
You’ll be happy to hear the answer is no (unless you’re training to be a runner). You can use a group exercise schedule for all your workout needs, and get phenomenal results.
1. SET REALISTIC GOALS.
It’s good to envision your ultimate goal but you must give yourself enough time to reach it. It took some time for you to be where you are now, so it will take some time to implement a lifestyle change. The best way to do this is to set both short-term and long-term goals. For example, if your ultimate goal is to lose 50 pounds, aim to lose 5 or 10 pounds a month for the short-term. Reaching your short-term goals will eventually lead to you reaching your bigger goal. The more steady you are with your weight loss, the longer-lasting the results!
With so many shapes and sizes working out at the gym, we’d expect those who strength train to focus on a variety of goals to be fit. Still—we see a lot of amazing upper bodies. We want to make sure you’re giving your legs the attention they deserve. Symmetry is important, both for strength as well as for appearance, and these lower body workout techniques will help.
Plateaus are common, but you don’t have to settle in: if you feel you should be building more strength or increasing endurance, it might be time to progress your workout plan.
Top trainers—including many here at XSport Fitness–use metabolic training principals to advance workout routines and push past fitness plateaus. Here are some tips for you.
Maybe you’ve been at this fitness and diet thing for a while, and you’re wondering what you might do differently this time to make healthy changes that will actually stick. Or, maybe you’re new to your gym, and you wonder what you can expect to do in order to get the measurable workout results you want. Take these six steps to find out!
There you are again, your arms reaching forward and your head tilted down. The tension that comes with sitting at a desk is an issue at the new tech-centered workplace.
It’s the same effect if you stand all day; your posture may suffer. Whether you’re working at a desk, as a stylist at a salon or a teacher grading papers, ouch—slouch hurts!
